TOWERS OF AGHASBA features hand-painted backgrounds by: Studio Ghibli Artist, Yoichi Nishikawa

Towers of Aghasba is a stunning open-world fantasy builder filled with majestic creatures, quirky characters, and gorgeous hand-painted backgrounds, partly thanks to the efforts of Studio Ghibli artist, Yoichi Nishikawa.


Nishikawa is one of the premier Studio Ghibli background artists, with work featured in over 30 films and animated shows, including The Boy and the Heron and Howl's Moving Castle.

In the absolutely charming interview he gave to Dreamlit Games, Nishikawa explains that he had his doubts about how his work would be adapted, but he was surprised to see how his painterly, anime-style background art was fantastically rendered in a 3D game world.

Towers of Aghasba is available to pre-order on the PlayStation Store for $29.99 USD and available to wishlist on Steam. Players who pre-order Towers of Aghasba on PlayStation 5, and those who purchase the game on Steam within the first month of early access, will receive exclusive content:

  • Custom Harelope Mount Design | Ride across the lands of Aghasba in style with a unique design for your majestic harelope mount

  • 5 Unique Decorations

  • 3 Exclusive Masks

8. November 2024, von Thore Varga